Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderCommelinales
FamilyCommelinaceae
GenusCommelina
Scientific name with authorshipCommelina benghalensis L.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Commelina acuminata R.Br.Commelina benghalensis f. variegata Hochr.Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B.Clarke) J.K.MortonCommelina benghalensis var. benghalensisCommelina benghalensis var. hirsuta C.B.ClarkeCommelina canescens VahlCommelina cavaleriei H.Lév.Commelina cucullata L.Commelina delicatula Schltdl.Commelina hirsuta R.Br.Commelina kilimandscharica K.Schum.Commelina mollis Jacq.Commelina nervosa Burm.f.Commelina obscura K.Schum.Commelina poligama BlancoCommelina poligama Fern.-Vill.Commelina procurrens Schltdl.Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic.Serm.Commelina radiciflora R.Br.Commelina radiciflora R.Br. ex C.B.ClarkeCommelina rhizocarpa Afzel.Commelina rhizocarpa Afzel. ex C.B.ClarkeCommelina rufociliata C.B.ClarkeCommelina saltiana Steud.Commelina senegalensis Ten.Commelina turbinata VahlCommelina uncata C.B.ClarkeCommelina villosiuscula Sol.Commelina villosiuscula Sol. ex C.B.Clarke
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Gene source
Material
Poison reported
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier332090-2
Use codesAF GS HF MA ME PO
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASALUseful Plants of West Tropical Africa
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.